Central Nursery School is a certified child care center in Wayne, PA, with capacity for 94 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times. The state cited 2 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 16 centers in Wayne and has fewer citations per inspection than 94% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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During renewal inspection, cert rep observed 12 hours of childcare training missing from the file of Staff 1 and 2 hours of childcare training missing from the file of Staff 2.
Staff person #1, date of hire 9/1/2022, does not have a NSOR clearance in their file.
“Core safety” marks citations about supervision and staff ratios, discipline and caregiver conduct, background checks, child protection and safe sleep, the topics our score weights most. Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity. “Follow-up” marks a violation re-cited at a follow-up visit, counted once. How scores work.
About this center
Common questions
Has Central Nursery School had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 1 violation since 2021 on the topics Daycare Record treats as core safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). The most recent, on Dec 5, 2022 (background checks): “Staff person #1, date of hire 9/1/2022, does not have a NSOR clearance in their file.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Central Nursery School?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Central Nursery School since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Central Nursery School’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Feb 11, 2020. Keystone STARS is Pennsylvania’s quality rating program for child care, from STAR 1 to STAR 4. It measures program quality, not inspection results, so read both.
How does Central Nursery School compare with other daycares in Wayne?
It is #4 of 16 centers in Wayne by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 94% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Central Nursery School last inspected?
Oct 29, 2025 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Central Nursery School?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Central Nursery School.
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Citations are quoted from Pennsylvania Department of Human Services inspection records (Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Bureau of Certification Services), including each finding and the center’s plan of correction. Rule numbers refer mostly to 55 Pa. Code Chapter 3270, the rules for child care centers; a few cite Chapter 20, which covers every certified facility. Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; the “core safety” label and the score are Daycare Record’s.
To check the state’s own record, search the center’s name on COMPASS Child Care Provider Search and open its inspection history. Data refreshed Oct 16, 2026.
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